As the automotive industry strives to meet the EU's strict emissions targets, the entire industry is rapidly turning to electrification.
According to the "E-Car and Component Map" statistics of "European Automotive News", there were a total of 84 factories producing electric vehicles, batteries and components in Europe in 2018, up from 61 last year. , An increase of 28%. This shows that as the automotive industry strives to meet the EU's strict emissions targets, the entire industry is rapidly turning to electrification.
Automakers and suppliers such as Daimler, Volkswagen Group, Volvo, ZF and Robert Bosch are expanding production to support the entire European industry to promote the development of electric vehicles.
Volkswagen Group, the largest automaker in the region, has 15 electric car factories, ranking first in number. These include Audi's plant in Brussels, Belgium, which is already producing e-tron all-electric SUVs. Porsche is also preparing to start producing Taycan electric vehicles at its plant in Zuffenhausen.
In addition, the Volkswagen brand has invested 1 billion euros in the Zwickau plant in Germany. From next year, Volkswagen will manufacture the first compact ID3 electric vehicle based on MEB production here.
The Renault-Nissan-Volga Alliance and Daimler and its wholly-owned subsidiary Accumotive each have 11 factories, tied for second.
In addition, Daimler has started production of all-electric EQC SUVs in Bremen, Germany, and will soon be available in Sindelfingen and Untertuerkheim, Germany, and Jawor, Poland. Factory started producing batteries. Daimler is preparing to launch more models under the sub-brand EQ and expand its product line, including the EQV van, which will be manufactured in Victoria, Spain.
Volvo is currently producing the plug-in hybrid XC40 in Ghent, Belgium, and it is expected to produce an all-electric compact SUV as early as next year. Volvo produces V60, XC60, V90, XC90 plug-in hybrid vehicles and XC60, XC90 hybrid vehicles at the Torslanda plant in Sweden.
Volvo parent company Zhejiang Geely's London Electric Vehicle Company produces TX5 plug-in taxis in Coventry, UK, while another subsidiary of the Chinese conglomerate, Lotus, will The factory in Hethel, UK, produces all-electric Evija supercars.
On the supplier side, ZF Friedrichshafen is actively developing into a key player in the electrification transition in Europe. In Schweinfurt, Germany, the supplier produces electric motors for plug-in hybrid vehicles from Audi, BMW, Porsche, Volkswagen and Volvo, as well as electric axle drives for Daimler battery-powered models.
In Brandenburg, Germany, ZF produces eight-speed dual-clutch gearboxes for plug-in hybrids from Bentley and Porsche. It also manufactures electric drives in Pancevo, Serbia.
Bosch, Europe's largest automotive supplier, produces electric motors for Daimler, Porsche, Fiat, Volvo, Peugeot and StreetScooter at its Stuttgart and Hildesheim plants in Germany. (This article is compiled from ANE, the picture is from ANE)